As more and more schools across the United States make the transition to proficiency-, competency-, or mastery-based systems of instruction, assessment, grading, and academic reporting, one question often comes to dominate conversations in community after community: How will mastery-based grades and transcripts impact students when they apply to college? In fact, this question can become so emotionally urgent for some students and families that it can render all other issues—including all the many advantages and benefits of mastery-based learning—effectively invisible.

Nancy has worked in higher education for over 35 years. She’s worked directly in admissions as a Dean and a Director, and now she oversees admissions, financial aid, and a

Recognition given during state superintendents association’s conferenceHENRY COUNTY, GA – Henry County Schools Superintendent received a prestigious award recently during the Georgia School Superintendents Association’s (GSSA) Spring Bootstrap Conference in

UMPI has become one of the first schools of its kind in the country to fully embrace proficiency-based education.

New England’s four-year high school graduation rate increased by nearly eight percentage points from 2009 to 2015, according to an annual report from the New England Secondary School Consortium’s Common Data Project

The Student Centered Learning Podcast host, Arthur Eduardo Baraf, interviews Courtney Jacobs to discuss the “what” and “why” of Competency-Based Learning, and the “how” of implementation. Courtney is a senior

67 public institutions of higher education from across New England provided statements and letters articulating their support for proficiency-based learning and stating—unequivocally—that students with proficiency-based grades and transcripts will not be disadvantaged in any way.

From Education WeekPublished October 18, 2016By Sean CavanaghOn Mondays at Luella Middle School, the big, broad goal of “personalized learning” gets distilled down to a simple concept: Students who need